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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 106 of 446 · First Series: Time and Eternity

Poem 31

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Death is a dialogue between The spirit and the dust. "Dissolve," says Death. The Spirit, "Sir, I have another trust."

Death doubts it, argues from the ground. The Spirit turns away, Just laying off, for evidence, An overcoat of clay.

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